SCORES of religious state schools could be set up in Yorkshire by parents, local communities or religious groups under a Tory government. The Conservatives want to make it easier for parents, charities and trusts to set up their own new schools to meet the needs of local communities. Shadow Schools’ Secretary Michael Gove told the [...]
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BRITISH teachers will vote this weekend on a motion to halt the spread of “faith” schools – and the Church of England is not at all happy about it. The Rev Janina Ainsworth, Chief Education Officer for the Church of England, bleated: The Rev Janina Ainsworth The motion presented to the NUT conference completely ignores [...]
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A CHRISTIAN school in Werribee, Victoria, has been defending its refusal to offer a training placement to a Muslim teaching student on the grounds of her religion. Victoria University student Rachida Dahlal has reportedly lodged a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission against Heathdale Christian College, accusing it of discrimination and prejudice. But, according to [...]
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BENEATH an hysterical headline in today’s Dail Wail – How cash meant for promoting faith is going to an organisation that campaigns AGAINST Christianity – someone called Steve has left this comment: Christianity is dead in the UK – RIP bible bashers! As for the other muppet religions, they should be banned. Well done Labour, [...]
DID you know that the London Stock Exchange has its very own Ju-Ju man. Yep, this testerone-fuelled temple to rampant capitalism has a chaplain, the Rev Dr Peter Mullen – a man with a particular talent for elevating witlessness to hitherto unscaled heights. Or down to unplumbed depths, if you prefer. This is what Mullen [...]
THE conviction this month of a Manchester Imam who beat an 11-year-old boy with a mop handle for talking during a lesson at a mosque, serves as a timely reminder of the dangers children face in Islamic institutions both in the UK and abroad. Guhlam Mustapha Hazarvi, 42, dragged the frightened boy into the corner [...]
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The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
